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Pentagon Stays Mum on School Strike, Even as Trump Boasts of Iran Rescue
ByMegan Mineiro April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s eagerness to recount details of the rescue of a downed airman followed weeks of silence on the deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian school.

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Ex-US Army Pilot Recalls Battle for Survival When Shot Down in Iraq
ByPranav Baskar April 3, 2026April 3, 2026

Ronald Young Jr. was in the Army when his Apache Longbow copter went down during the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

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Iran Shoots Down U.S. Fighter Jet, Setting Off American Search and Rescue
ByEric Schmitt, Helene Cooper and Thomas Fuller April 3, 2026April 3, 2026

One crew member was rescued. The risky operation to find the second airman came as the United States and Israel struck infrastructure targets in Iran, prompting Iranian retaliation in the Gulf.

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What We Know About the Rescue of a U.S. Airman After Two Jet Crashes
ByNeil Vigdor April 3, 2026April 6, 2026

An airman was rescued on Saturday night, President Trump said. The rescue came after a risky two-day operation deep inside Iran.

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What U.S. military Pilots Are Trained to Do if Shot Down
ByPranav Baskar April 3, 2026

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What U.S. military Pilots Are Trained to Do if Shot Down
ByPranav Baskar April 3, 2026April 4, 2026

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Israeli Hostage Families Call for Nationwide Walkout
ByAaron Boxerman August 12, 2025August 12, 2025

Relatives of captives held by Hamas denounced the Israeli government for what they called “an endless war without purpose.” It was unclear how many people would take part in the labor strike.

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